Diseases
How eating too much sugar affects your liver and raises fatty liver risk
Fructose goes straight to your liver, and too much of it can quietly build up as fat.
Diseases
These common conditions may predict Alzheimer’s up to 10 years before symptoms
Common problems like high blood pressure and poor sleep may signal risk long before memory slips.
Diseases
Researchers warn of misleading social media posts about Alzheimer’s blood tests
A new study shows how Alzheimer’s disease is portrayed on social media and highlights important information that is often missing.
Diseases
A short course of immunotherapy before surgery kept bowel cancer from returning
A UK trial swapped standard chemotherapy for a short course of pembrolizumab, and none of the 32 patients has relapsed.
Diseases
A new scan could help millions of men avoid an unnecessary prostate biopsy
The scan found 91 percent of dangerous tumors and correctly cleared most men who didn't need a biopsy at all.
Diseases
How eating too much sugar affects your liver and raises fatty liver risk
Fructose goes straight to your liver, and too much of it can quietly build up as fat.
Diseases
These common conditions may predict Alzheimer’s up to 10 years before symptoms
Common problems like high blood pressure and poor sleep may signal risk long before memory slips.
Diseases
Researchers warn of misleading social media posts about Alzheimer’s blood tests
A new study shows how Alzheimer’s disease is portrayed on social media and highlights important information that is often missing.
Diseases
A short course of immunotherapy before surgery kept bowel cancer from returning
A UK trial swapped standard chemotherapy for a short course of pembrolizumab, and none of the 32 patients has relapsed.
Eye doctor wants you to remove your contact lenses before showering
An everyday habit many contact-lens wearers barely think about could increase the risk of a rare but painful eye infection.
Smoking and vaping both increase diabetes risk, scientists warn
Smoking and vaping both increase diabetes risk, scientists warn.
New study finds contraceptive pill may lower breast cancer risk
A small U.K. study suggests that a medication better known for emergency contraception may alter breast tissue in ways that could lower future cancer risk.
Breakthrough drug could protect millions from malaria
A new drug called GanLum has shown over 97% success in treating malaria, offering fresh hope as resistance to standard medicines grows.
New model aims to predict Alzheimer’s much earlier
A long-running Mayo Clinic project has led to a new model that estimates who is most likely to develop Alzheimer's.
Spanish congress warns that antibiotic resistance is outpacing new treatments
Researchers cautioned that antibiotic-resistant bacteria could become one of the world’s deadliest health challenges.